Issue Number 2 Volume 48
Garden Party
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends...
People came from miles around, everyone was there,
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air... read more »
Academics, values attract PJA students
Academic excellence, small classes and values-based education helped attract 61 new students to Portland Jewish Academy this fall, including three students who transferred to the school during the fi read more »
Birthright trips bring Israel into focus
News about the second bombing in one day in Israel was on CNN as Lach Litwer spoke about his summer trip to Israel. read more »
Hadassah grows
Responding to a surge in membership of women of all ages, the Portland chapter of Hadassah hosted "Dor L'Dor," its first annual intergenerational tea, on Sunday, Sept. read more »
Israeli journalist says U.S.-funded Arab propaganda creates disaster
Jerusalem correspondent Judy Lash Balint, in her Aug. read more »
New Chabad center to augment Jewish programs in Vancouver
Vancouver, Wash., is the newest site of a Chabad Center, part of a worldwide network offering friendly outreach designed to meet the needs of Jews, whatever their level of knowledge and observance. read more »
Retreat unites young leaders
While attending the 2003 UJC National Young Leadership Cabinet Retreat in Scottsdale, Ariz., July 23-27, Janice Newmark said she telephoned her 8-year-old daughter Houston and tried to explain how im read more »
Girl Scout creates senior prom, dance floor at Manor
Every lavish detail of the Aug. read more »
Simons reclaims life with help from JFCS
Nearly three years after he stepped into a busy street not caring if he reached the other side, John Simons is ready to begin a new life in Israel, thanks to the assistance he has received from Jewis read more »
Israel leaves world guessing about Arafat
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In September 1982, an Israeli sniper in Beirut had Yasser Arafat's head in his gun sights, and he waited for an order from Ariel Sharon, who in turn was awaiting word from Je read more »
Jewish population declines as intermarriage rises
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Jewish population is aging and shrinking, its birthrate is falling, intermarriage is rising and most Jews do not engage in communal or religious pursuits. read more »
Democrats push Bush on Israel as election nears
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Bush administration and Democrats in Congress are staking out their Middle East policies ahead of elections in which both parties will be vying hard for Jewish support. read more »
Dean error brings Israel into presidential debate
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Political bloodletting in the lead-up to the Democratic presidential primaries was inevitable with so many candidates vying for attention. read more »
Terror attacks fuel calls to complete barrier wall
JERUSALEM (JTA) With Israel and the Palestinians seemingly on the brink of a new round of terrorism and response, calls for the speedy completion of the barrier between Israel and the West Bank are read more »
How many babies must die before we understand terrorism?
Now and then, as I cuddle my five-month-old son Yaniv, my thoughts drift to Israel—and Shmuel Taubenfeld. read more »
Is it Jewish? Is it art?
Several years ago, the Hungarian sculptor Levente Thury spent months poring through disorderly stacks of paintings that had been locked — undisplayed since the Holocaust — in the storage read more »
Get the inside scoop on the creative process
Eight Jewish artists are among the nearly 100 artists who will open their studios to the public during Portland Open Studios Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19. read more »
Oregon year in review: New leaders, down economy, growth mark 5763
Professional leadership in Portland's Jewish community changed markedly; a down economy sent ripples through the state; and the region's Jewish community continued to grow and expand in 5763. read more »
Finding hope in a room of old shoes
To our Jewish community: read more »
5763: In Israel it's an old and deadly reality
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The year 5763 saw the first signs that almost three years of Israeli-Palestinian bloodletting could be coming to an end with the renewal of a fragile peace process. read more »
5763: European Jews moved beyond anti-Semitism
ROME (JTA) — The past year marked an important milestone in Europe, at least in Jewish terms — 13 years since the fall of communism.
Consider it free Europe's bar mitzvah. read more »
